Manhattan in the evening is still the most prosperous urban area in New York. On the streets where banks, companies, shops and offices are densely packed, the tall buildings towering into the night sky are like cold mountain peaks, and the walls made of transparent glass are like crystal palaces. The ladies walking in the period Taking a leisurely stroll is like browsing the architecture of the World Expo.
The colorful street lights are twinkling, high and low, far and near, and the land traffic is as dense as a spider web, making people almost forget that this is the Great Depression. The slow car lights seem real and imaginary, real and illusory, and sometimes disappear. Time appears, just like this plane, this time and space.
The stars are like tadpoles, vague and slow. Reflecting the people of different skin colors and nationalities on the sidewalk, they are full of fun.
Walking down the ancient Greek circular staircase of Chase Bank, Huang Xuan wiped his face vigorously, as if he wanted to wipe away the fatigue. He had not slept all day and night. Sitting with these world-renowned shopping mall prides, the pressure almost squeezed out his strength. His chest was broken, but his bones stubbornly supported his body.
Hans glanced at Huang Xuan worriedly and asked softly: "Are you going back to the Hilton now?"
"Go to West 47th Street." Don't leave things to be done on the last day. Huang Xuan understands what his mother means by saying this. Instead of placing hope on everything going well, it is better to work hard to complete the work before problems arise.
West 47th Street in New York will not be more famous than Fifth Avenue, but when you are in need, you will definitely hear these words from a certain gentleman or lady: Antwerp Railway Station, West 47th Street in New York, London Hatton Garden, the high-rises of Ramat Gan in Tel Aviv, the Opera House District in Mumbai and the "Diamond City" in India.
Yes, they all sell diamonds.
Unlike several subsequent locations, West 47th Street in New York also sells other jewelry. Huang Xuan doesn’t care what it sells. According to the information given by Lorraine, this is the place that best meets Huang Xuan’s requirements. Although the diamond’s certificate The problem is annoying, but it's never more annoying than the lack of money itself.
Huang Xuan feels that this may be the most unscrupulous time in his plane travel career. If he wants to print money, there are too many requirements that need to be met: there must be no other plane bases, and it must be in an era when there is money. It must be in an era when it is easy to modify the printing press, it must be in an era when commerce is developed, and it must be in a place where supplies can be purchased - all of this indicates that madness cannot be unlimited...
But as long as he lives in crazy times and crazy New York, Huang Xuan will not waste even a little opportunity. Printing money also has costs.
At eight o'clock in the evening, the Nordstrom store was still open. Just like those stores that emerged after the Great Depression, the boss Nordstrom worked harder than usual. He patrolled the counter, encouraged every employee, and Talk to customers frequently and introduce rings even if they are worth only $0.
Hans gently pushed open the glass door for Huang Xuan. The brilliant light reflected from the countless jewelry, as if it had stabbed his eyes. Huang Xuan laughed.
Nordstrom immediately spotted the tall Hans. He took two steps and came to Huang Xuan, who was still looking around. He said, "Sir, do you need jewelry?"
"Yes." Huang Xuan had already put on a dress from Macy's, dressing up like a gentleman about to attend a banquet. Even Hans also put on a fitted round-neck suit. "A few rags are worth a thousand dollars." - Hans said when buying clothes.
The short answer did not extinguish Nordstrom's enthusiasm. His face was still filled with youthful vitality. He opened his right arm in a unique Western way, pointed straight ahead, and said: "Welcome to Nordstrom." Nordstrom's. I'm the owner of Nordstrom and whenever you're looking to buy jewelry, you can't go wrong with Nordstrom."
This is a completely American style, flamboyant and confident but not necessarily sure. Huang Xuan smiled, handed the hat to Hans, and said, "I want to buy some accessories to take home and give to my family and some friends."
"YES." Nordstrom pronounced the last "s" sound very long and clenched his fists. It seemed that he also understood that he had met a big customer.
"Are you a diplomat? Japanese?" Nordstrom directly led Huang Xuan into the private room and asked while the waiter was getting the jewelry.
Huang Xuan smiled and just said: "My surname is Huang.".
Nordstrom seemed unaware and introduced Huang Xuan to himself. When the waiter brought the jewelry, he became even more excited.
In fact, in the early 20th century, the price of pure jewelry, that is, brand-new jewelry without historical origin or antique nature, was not high. Taking diamonds as an example, the most famous diamond in the world, "Hope", was also regarded as bad luck. The largest blue diamond in the world was bought by Sultan Hamid II of Turkey for US$400,000 in 1908. In 1911, it was resold for US$114,000 by McClain, the postal director in Washington, USA. In the new century, Its value could probably increase more than 10 times if the Smith Institute were willing to sell it and someone else was willing to buy it.
But during the Great Depression, while the value of jewelry did not decrease, it never increased in value. The price of diamonds from Nordstrom is usually more than 400 US dollars, and the higher ones are about 000 US dollars. This does not meet Huang Xuan's requirements, because all the certification documents issued by the bank will eventually be torn off, and Huang Xuan cannot take it with him. The appraisal documents will go home, and without supporting documents, the price of these lower-value diamonds will be several times lower, and they may even not be sold at all. In addition, Lorraine also spends a lot of energy to transport diamonds home. Although diamonds are made of pure carbon atoms, their consumption is not very high, but in the face of tens of thousands of degrees of energy, the price is less than 100,000 yuan. , equal to a loss.
Seeing Huang Xuan shaking his head, Nordstrom was a little anxious. He waved the waiter away and said, "What do you think, Mr. Huang?"
"There are very few metal decorations. The diamond must be a carat, with a high 4C grade and strong value preservation ability. To put it simply, even if I peel off the diamond, it must be easy to sell. As for other jewelry, I personally I prefer rubies, and sapphires should be more uniform in color, so there is no need to bring crystals. "The so-called carat diamonds are diamonds higher than 1 carat. Although they are only 0.0 grams, the larger diamonds are always much smaller than the small ones. , prices also vary widely.
Nordstrom's eyes were about to bulge. Among gemstones, red and blue were the most expensive, with a slightly better one costing tens of thousands of dollars. As for diamonds, let alone diamonds, the price would skyrocket with each additional level of 4C grade. He took another look at Huang Xuan's attire, nodded and said, "Please wait a moment." With that, he stood up and left the room.
Huang Xuan crossed his legs and drank tea, not in a hurry. Before coming here, he had already spent millions of dollars in other jewelry stores. By tomorrow, there will probably be rumors in the entire jewelry industry that a rich man from somewhere in Asia has raided New York.
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In the next three days, Huang Xuan continued to meet with Stephen, Sloan and Rockefeller, and sold four more design drawings. It is estimated that the European automobile industry will suffer heavy losses in the next few years.
After all, Rockefeller did not take away his coveted Boeing 07 design, and the amounts paid by Ford and General Motors were getting higher and higher. The final BMW 6 design was sold for as high as 100,000 US dollars, but for the 50 million worth of cars produced by the Beta factory every day A hundred dollar bill is just a drop in the bucket.
Although they did not gain much profit from the sale of the later design drawings, the three companies protected Huang Xuan's financial security in all aspects. In addition to the US$100 million in assets that passed through Chase Bank one after another, Citigroup issued 8,000 for Huang Xuan. For certificates of deposit worth US$10,000, HSBC received US$48 million, while Union Bank of the United States received US$8 million...
According to the American spirit, no one would refuse a major customer before it was confirmed that Huang Xuan's banknotes were black money - if it was indeed proven, they would not lose anything. Of course, Huang Xuan will not lose anything.
The money was used to continuously purchase various jewelry, oil paintings, antiques, stamps and other types of art. The only criterion is the profit margin. If Lorraine estimates that the price of an item can be sold for 1 million US dollars in the new century, then The energy consumption in the plane channel cannot exceed $100,000 worth of electricity. Later, the standard was changed again to $10,000, and then to $5,000. Because the total amount of electricity stored and available at the base does not exceed 100 million kilowatt-hours, that is to say, under the condition of ensuring safety, only 150 million kilowatt-hours of electricity can be used to transport materials, which is electricity worth 10 million US dollars. Since there were no trustworthy people in Brazil, it was impossible to temporarily increase energy reserves. Huang Xuan had to regretfully discard most of the porcelain, enamel and the remaining tens of millions of dollars in P101, and they were all sent back to China. , as for who the recipient is, there is no need to delve into it.
Of course, the value of many works of art is far more than a hundred times the profit, but in just one week, the quantity that can be purchased is not too much.
Walking out of Hammer's department store for the fourth time, Armand Hammer was already Huang Xuan's best friend. He sold Huang Xuan works of art worth 89 million US dollars, most of which came from Russia. During this period, Huang Xuan, a "generous Chinese", did not negotiate the price with him once. Except for those artworks that overlap with Huang Xuan's plane, all artworks that have been lost or cannot find collectors were swept away by Huang Xuan. It is said that the red capitalist also achieved his profit target in the Great Depression ahead of schedule: 4 million US dollars. Lorraine estimated that his profit might have exceeded 10 million, but what does it matter
The classic car twisted like a mayfly, colorful flower curtains were hidden behind the windows, and red agates, crisp jaspers, and dark yellow bronzes were displayed in the bright windows, just like Huang Xuan's mood at the moment.
He shook Hammer's hand again and said: "In this case, I will return to China. I hope Mr. Hammer can go to China one day."
"Absolutely." Hammer also held his hand tightly.
"My country is not at peace now. I don't know when it will develop. I may not be here by then, but I hope Mr. Hammer can visit it and help me take care of him."
Hammer unexpectedly became sad. This kind of unexpected future was what every American in the Great Depression felt most deeply. He couldn't help but hold Huang Xuan's hand tightly and just said: "Definitely, definitely."
Huang Xuan walked into the car with a smile, Hans closed the door expressionlessly, and the Ford Model T spewed out a thick smoke, like the dust of history.
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